Sunset at Hilary's marina

Australia

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January 1st 2009
We spent the morning doing loads of washing and packing our rucksacks. It wasn’t fun but we felt better knowing it had been done so that we could relax and enjoy our last full day in Perth. Around lunchtime we all went to Quinns Beach. It was really hot so Matt and Nitin jumped straight into the ocean, while I hesitantly paddled around a bit. I made one attempt to go out further to join them b ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more